電費 diàn fèi – electricity bill

用電量 yòng diàn liàng – amount of electricity used

台電 tái diàn – Taiwan Power Company (Taipower, the main electricity provider in Taiwan)

電廠 diàn chǎng – power plant

開啟 kāi qǐ – to turn on; to activate

發電機 fā diàn jī – generator

運轉 yùn zhuǎn – to operate; to run (machinery)

供電成本 gōng diàn chéng běn – cost of supplying electricity

實施 shí shī – to implement; to carry out

隔年 gé nián – the following year

累進方式 lěi jìn fāng shì – progressive method (e.g., pricing or taxation based on increasing usage)

省電 shěng diàn – to save electricity

搭配 dā pèi – to pair with; to be used together with

電風扇 diàn fēng shàn – electric fan

空氣循環 kōng qì xún huán – air circulation

壓縮機 yā suō jī – compressor (part of an air conditioner)

電器 diàn qì – electrical appliance

插著電 chā zhe diàn – plugged in (still connected to electricity)

待機 dài jī – standby mode

耗電 hào diàn – to consume electricity

插頭 chā tóu – plug (for an electrical outlet)

拔掉 bá diào – to pull out; to unplug

延長線 yán cháng xiàn – extension cord

關掉 guān diào – to turn off

插座 chā zuò – power socket

開關 kāi guān – switch (for turning something on or off)

變頻冷氣 biàn pín lěng qì – inverter air conditioner (more energy efficient)

清洗 qīng xǐ – to clean (by washing)

濾網 lǜ wǎng – filter (mesh/net for air or liquid)

效能 xiào néng – efficiency; performance

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